Job Title: Finance AssistantHours: Full time (35 hours a week)Salary: c £26,000 per annum depending on experienceLocation: Home based with occasional travel to meetings in South-East EnglandClosing date: Midnight on Sunday 14 June 2026Interview date: Week commencing 22 June 2026

Action Medical Research is the leading UK-wide charity dedicated to funding vital research to help sick babies and children. We’re on a mission to save and change children’s lives through medical research, developing treatments, vaccinations and cures. A UK-wide charity, we’ve been funding medical breakthroughs for over 70 years, helping to beat polio, fight meningitis, prevent stillbirths and develop ultrasound scanning in pregnancy. Our work is now needed more than ever. To help achieve this, we are seeking to recruit a Finance Assistant to join the Finance Team.

We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate to work with our Finance Manager to provide support to the financial management of the charity. You will be responsible for the accurate input and processing of financial ledger transactions onto the accounting system, ensuring that all deadlines are met and with a high level of attention to detail. You will work closely with other departments in the charity and will provide first class support. Applicants will need to be able to demonstrate outstanding attention to detail, a positive attitude, great IT skills and strong customer service skills. Previous experience in a similar role would be advantageous.

Applications should be by CV with a supporting statement showing how you meet the skills and experience in the person specification. These should be sent to bsheridan@action.org.uk by midnight on Sunday 14 June 2026, but you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and we will close the role before the closing date should a suitable applicant be found. If you have not heard from us by 18 June 2026, then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted.

Interviews will be held w/c 22 June 2026

Benefits include 25 days annual leave (inclusive of three days closure between 27 and 31 December) and a Group Flexible Retirement Plan.

ACTION MEDICAL RESEARCH

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